Maryland State

La Plata, MD

Las Vegas, NV

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Henderson, NV

The Quick Historian

In a distressing incident that has shaken the community, Nevada parents Misty and Jeffery Scanlan have been arrested on charges of child abuse/neglect after their 11-year-old child was found confined in a "large metal enclosure." The arrest came to light when officers were summoned to investigate a truancy issue.

Parents arrested after 11-year-old found in metal enclosure

North Carolina State

Charlotte, NC

The officers were serving a warrant at a residence when a gunman opened fire on them. Those killed included a deputy U.S. marshal, two correction officers and a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. The gunman was shot and killed at the home. Authorities said he had a lengthy criminal record. NBC News' Sam Brock reports.

Four officers killed in North Carolina shooting identified

Florida State

Homestead, FL

NBC News

A 3-year-old child in Florida accidentally shot himself in the foot after he found a gun that belonged to his mother, a Miami-Dade County school police officer. Officers in Homestead, about 40 miles southwest of Miami, were called to a home Sunday afternoon and found the child suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police learned that the child shot himself while his mother was preparing food, they said in a news release.

Florida 3-year-old shoots himself in the foot with school officer mom's gun

Georgia State

Catoosa County, GA

Ringgold, GA

In a disturbing case from Catoosa County, Georgia, 24-year-old Dillan Michael Tennant has been sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of first-degree cruelty to children.

Man who beat children, 2 & 3, over dirty bedroom is sentenced

Oklahoma State

Sulphur, OK

SULPHUR, Okla. — When Oklahoma and national officials held a press conference Monday to discuss the scale of devastation following tornadoes two days earlier, Kathy John did what she always does: She showed up to report on it for the town’s weekly newspaper, the Sulphur Times-Democrat. But before...

A tornado hit an Oklahoma newsroom built in the 1920s. The damage isn’t stopping the presses

New Jersey State

Connecticut State

Norwalk, CT

HARTFORD, Conn. — The major traffic artery linking New England with New York will be closed in Connecticut for days after a tanker fire damaged a bridge over Interstate 95, Gov. Ned Lamont said Thursday. The tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash Thursday...

I-95 in Connecticut will be closed for days after fiery crash damages bridge, governor says

Fort Worth, TX

FORT WORTH, Texas — Four children are among six people wounded in a drive-by shooting at a Fort Worth, Texas, apartment complex, according to police. The six were shot about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and five were taken to a hospital while one refused treatment, according to Officer Brad Perez of the Fort Worth Police Department.

4 children among 6 people wounded in a drive-by shooting in Texas, police say

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced a scuba dive boat captain to four years in prison and three years supervised release for criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel. The Sept. 2, 2019, blaze was the deadliest maritime...

Captain sentenced to 4 years for criminal negligence in fiery deaths of 34 aboard California scuba boat

Ohio State

Canton, OH

The president of the NAACP is calling for a federal investigation into the death of a 53-year-old Black man who died after repeatedly telling officers from the Canton Police Department in Ohio “I can’t breathe” as they pinned him to the floor of a bar while he was handcuffed prone.

NAACP calls for federal investigation into death of handcuffed Ohio man who told police 'I can't breathe'

Everett, WA

In Everett, Washington, a mother has been apprehended on suspicion of murder following the discovery of her young son's lifeless body on the side of the freeway last week. According to the Everett Police Department, the family of 4-year-old Ariel Garcia reported him missing on Wednesday, March 27, citing "suspicious circumstances." Prompted by concerns for the boy's safety, law enforcement, in collaboration with the FBI and other agencies, launched an extensive search effort.

Mother arrested after 4-year-old son found dead alongside road

Brunswick, GA

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Joie Henney has thousands of social media users following...

Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missing

Boston, MA

No charges will be filed against a 69-year-old woman after the bodies of four frozen infants were found in a Boston apartment freezer in 2022, the Suffolk County district attorney announced this week. District Attorney Kevin Hayden called the investigation into the circumstances of the grim discovery on Nov. 17,...

No charges for woman after bodies of 4 babies are found in Boston freezer

Port Tobacco, MD

Bel Alton, MD

Pomfret, MD

White Plains, MD

Faulkner, MD

Waldorf, MD

Welcome, MD

Bryantown, MD

Bryans Road, MD

Marbury, MD

Accokeek, MD

Charlotte Hall, MD

Indian Head, MD

Hughesville, MD

Nanjemoy, MD

Dahlgren, VA

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Charles County Sheriff’s Office hoping new technology will help solve the 1987 murder of Juanita “Jenny” Rollins

On the morning of April 2, 1987, at approximately 6:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call in La Plata, Maryland concerning the caller’s neighbor, 29-year-old...

Charles County Sheriff’s Office hoping new technology will help solve the 1987 murder of Juanita “Jenny” Rollins

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